Does acquirer cash level predict post-acquisition returns?

Review of Accounting Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 479-511

  Oler, Derek K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Cash accumulation; Market efficiency; Post acquisition returns

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149109859     PISSN: 13806653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11142-007-9052-1     Document Type: Article

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